Here are the most common ways to find them: Check Google Maps. This one is the quickest and easiest way to establish where your property lines are. Hire a surveyor. Check online property records. Look for physical markers on your property. Check your property deed. Check a plat map. Review your property survey.
Where is my property line? Only a licensed Land Surveyor or Registered Civil Engineer licensed to practice surveying in the State of California can precisely locate property lines.
Hire a licensed land surveyor The most accurate way to know where your land begins and ends is to hire a surveyor to determine your property lines. The property surveyor will first check county records to understand the history of the lot.
To identify the physical boundaries of your property, you will need to contact a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer.
Fences in your front yard in the RD zone are limited to: 3 feet when solid, 4 feet when chain link or similar woven material, or 7 feet when open ornamental such as wrought iron. Fences in the side-street yard may be 7 feet. Fences in the AG or AR zone may be seven feet at all property lines.
To obtain secured ownership information contact us by email at assessor@saccounty​, or call (916) 875-0700. ​Phone hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will look up the ownership for up to 2 secured parcels per day. You will need to provide the property address or parcel number.
You can check the zoning of a property on our online Parcel Viewer. Please refer to Chapter​​ 2​ of the Sacramento County Zoning Code​​ (SZC)​ for descriptions of current zoning districts.
An applicant can apply for a Tentative Parcel Map or Tentative Subdivision Map to divide a property. A Tentative Parcel Map will typically allow an applicant to divide a lot into four or fewer parcels, if approved.
The plat map is also your best bet to find your property lines online, as your assessor's office may provide plat map snapshots through its website.